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    NHTSA Safety Ratings on 2017 Mazda CX-5

    http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/mazda/cx-5-4-door-suv Or you can just go to www.iihs.org and use their dropdown menu to check out different cars. Looks like 2017 is incomplete. Only see moderate overlap front and side impact
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    NHTSA Safety Ratings on 2017 Mazda CX-5

    IIHS seems to have some numbers up. Looks like side impact is good and moderate overlap is good so far. They also have release the technical numbers as well.
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    Song info not showing over BT in 2017

    Look like resetting my phone works. Could be a phone issue but I never have this problem with my RDX.
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    Electronic Parking Brake Usage

    My RDX has the foot pedal and the old Mazda3 had the hand one. I'm having a little trouble adjusting to the darn tiny button :) And both the wife and I ALWAYS use it. I never understood people that parked their manual car and just left it in gear.
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    2017 CX-5 Pics Thread

    Not bad. At least the back of the seat matches the front. Looks like maybe the seats are not perforated?
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    Help me decide: 2017 CX5 or 2017 Mazda3 hatch?

    Once they are front facing you get much better room (but run the risk of getting the back of the seat pummeled by toddler shoes). We actually can fit 2 convertibles in back and my wife can fit between them. I'm guessing you get about 4 more inches of width on the rear bench. It can be done, I...
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    Carplay and Android Auto coming soon? Crossing fingers...

    mirrors maps, live traffice on maps, and certain apps to the onboard screen as well as using whatever interface you have to control it as well as opposed to fiddling with the physical phone. You also won't have to pay for map updates or traffic updates as long as you have a data plan on your...
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    Help Me Decide: CX-5 vs. CR-V

    For me the dash wasn't too bad. The low sitting NAV screen is something I didn't like. It sits quite low and away from you so looking at nav map will take your eyes completely off the road. Also the steering wheel has thick wings on it. I was not a fan of the volume control on the steering...
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    2017 CX-5 Pics Thread

    Well it isn't any much lighter... 27.8lbs each. Wow the German one went all Audi RS with the matte silver side mirror caps...
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    Black soot on exhaust tips

    Wait someone is polishing their tip for free??? (he he he...)
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    HUD: Is it worth it?

    I think its because the sign on the HUD comes on about 1 car length away or less, which is kinda too late.
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    Help Me Decide: CX-5 vs. CR-V

    Well to be fair here, CR-V's seat is pretty nice as well and has the sliding center arm rest. The lane keep is a bit better as well (tad bit earlier to react to keep car in lane and slightly more force). It has android auto/car play and has a locking glove box. But yes, that car is quite...
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    2017 CX-5 Pics Thread

    It looks like an actual mazda option from Mazda Canada. M011 wheel. https://mazdashop.ca/collections/wheels/products/mazda-m011-alloy-rims-matte-gunmetal-16-17-18 $163 each. for the 18"'s. I'm guessing the 19's are not available yet on the website. Any chance you can pop one off and weigh...
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    2016 CX5 better "driving machine" over 2017

    60lbs per corner for the 19x7 with the A36 tire on. Tirerack has the A36 at 29lbs. so rim is 31lbs! Dang that is not light!!. I remember my RX7 rim was like 14 lbs or so! :-D
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    NHTSA Safety Ratings on 2017 Mazda CX-5

    Well I do want to see the details. I mean tests have to draw the line somewhere. What if you have an 89 instead of a 90 so you get a B instead of A? It doesn't mean you are a horrible student. It could be that the particular car they tested BARELY lost the 5 star (but it could also mean than...
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    2016 CX5 better "driving machine" over 2017

    Wonder if you could disable the DRL as a whole then tap the halo only to ACC line?
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    2016 CX5 better "driving machine" over 2017

    It also really is quite a bit quieter inside as well. The CR-V still feels to me a little rougher on interior quality (steering wheel control is kinda messy) and definitely louder when driving and accelerating. As far as performance maybe the wheel weight went up? I wonder how fast the GT...
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    Help Me Decide: CX-5 vs. CR-V

    I agree there isn't much separating the two. What helped me was insurance rate was lower for CX-5 and I could get the CX-5 for less. Honda here wasn't budging much. Also it was quieter inside the Mazda.
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    Help me decide: 2017 CX5 or 2017 Mazda3 hatch?

    I'm 5'7". I had 2 convertible seats in my old 2006 Mazda3. Front facing is ok. Rear facing the seat had to be moved up a bit and I had to sit more upright and closer than was my comfortable position. I could fit in the car but only for short trips. Anything longer than 1hr and it was going...
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    Connector behind driver light?

    Anyone know what that connector that is hooked up to (what I assume is) nothing does?
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